Necktie-fastener



(No'ModL) 0. GRAVES. NEGKTIB FASTENER.

110.294.23 9. Patented Mar. 11; 1884.

n. PETERS. Pmwudm n w. Washmglon. D. c.

I UNITED STATES Erica,

PATENT ORIEL MUNSON GRAvES, OF DAYTON, WASHINGTON TERRITORY, ASSIGNOR O ONEQHALF T0 H. D. GRAVES, OF PORTLg n OREGON.

NECKTIE- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 294,869, dated March 11, 1884.

Application filed October 6, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ORIEL M. GRAVES, of Dayton, county of Columbia, and Territory of WVashington, have invented an Improvement in Necktie-Fasteners; and I hereby de-' clare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to a new and useful fastener for neckties, particularly adapted for standing collars and long neckties, which encircle the collar. I

My invention consists in a piece of wire bent at its center to form a spring-loop, and having oppositely-extending arms terminating in hooks bent inwardly, as I shall hereinafter fully explain by reference to the accon1- panying drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective View of my fastener. F ig. 2 is a view showing its application to a collar and oravat.

The difficulty of preventing neckties from rising over a standing collar iswell known, and many devices have been usedto prevent it, the most common being an ordinary pin; but this is rather difficult to adjust on account of the stiffness of the collar, and, moreover, the practice has a' tendency to injure both cravat and collar.

A is a piece of spring-wire, bent to form at 30 its center a spring-loop, a. Its arms I) extend oppositely a short distance, and terminate in small inturned hooks 0, adapted to hook into the cravat or tie.

In adjusting this device the loop is fitted around the shank or stem of the collar-button B. The arms extend along the meeting ends of the collar 0, the necktie D is brought around, and its lower edges fit in the hooks a, the points of which may penetrate the material and hold the tie down. Then the tie is set up in the proper bow, vits ends or folds cover and conceal the fastener, so that the device, while effective, is not exposed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A necktie-fastener consisting of a piece of wire bent .to form a central spring-loop, (1, adapted to embrace the neck of the collar-button, and oppositely-extending arms I), termi- 5o nating in inturned hooks c, for engaging with and securing the tie, substantially as herein described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand. Y

ORIEL MUNSON GRAVES.

Witnesses:

J. D. ll/IAXWELL, I J. N. VAN DUSEN. 

